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Pattie Gonia is trekking from San Francisco to LA in drag for charity

Drag performer Pattie Gonia is backpacking 500 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise $5 million for 19 climate and social justice groups.

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Pattie Gonia in a fuzzy pink hat and pink jacket posing among snowy pine trees

Drag star Pattie Gonia has hit the trail with a huge goal. She is backpacking all the way from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise $5 million for charity.

The money is set to go to 19 nonprofits that work on climate and social justice causes.

Wyn Wiley, the performer behind Pattie, set off on the 500-mile journey on Nov. 9. She promised fans she would cover at least one mile in heels every single day.

Not her first long walk

Last year she walked 100 miles. That effort brought in $1.2 million.

A day on the trail

In an update on Friday, Pattie gave followers a peek at her routine. Every morning starts with fixing her makeup. Then come the tights, the drag outfit and the wig. She finishes the look with a pair of carabiner earrings.

Once camp is packed up she cooks breakfast. Then she heads out to hike.

On Saturday she showed what four straight days in drag had done to her. An El Niño storm has made the trek soggy, tough and risky.

She says her pack holds more than 10 pounds of drag supplies alone. That includes makeup, wigs and heels for touch-ups along the way.

Her GoFundMe has already pulled in more than $300,000, according to reports. Good luck out there, Pattie!

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