Update: my buddy carried a cast iron skillet 14 miles into the Eagle Cap Wilderness and I ended up carrying it out | Backpacking Routes - Opinions Matter
That is brutal, sorry you got stuck hauling that heavy thing back out. Carrying a skillet flat for even a mile would wreck your arm, let alone 14 miles of mountain trail. Your buddy owes you big time for that one. Next trip he carries the stove and the tent, maybe the whole food bag too. Lesson learned the hard way, cast iron stays at home.