Here is a cute video of how to wear Extreme Cold Weather gear (ECW) at South Pole during winter.  The video features two current 2010 winterovers, Emmanuel on the left and Shelby (aka Michelle) on the right...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPRxdxtzQsM

As for leaving, everything is in flux because of yesterdays crash of the French helicopter in Antarctica.  Our two C-130 planes have been reassigned to rescue/recovery operations and will not come to Pole today as planned.