/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   PE-TRICK v2 · Expedition Editorial
   Night sky ↔ expedition paper. Bold, clear, cinematic.
   All content is visible by default · animation is a bonus, never a gate.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

:root {
  --night-0: #0a0a0c;
  --night-1: #101013;
  --night-2: #191a1f;
  --paper: #f0e8d7;
  --paper-2: #e5dac2;
  --ink: #1c1712;
  --ink-soft: #5c5142;
  --snow: #f4f1ea;
  --body: #bdb9b0;
  --muted: #8b867d;
  --line: rgba(240, 235, 225, 0.12);
  --line-ink: rgba(28, 23, 18, 0.16);
  --gold: #e3ab4d;
  --gold-hi: #f4c877;
  --coral: #c65b34;
  --ice: #9fb0bd;
  --grad-summit: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--gold), var(--gold-hi));
  /* one typeface across the whole site: Inter */
  --font-display: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-serif: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --pad: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 4.5rem);
  --nav-h: 76px;
  --ease-lux: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --ease-io: cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
}

* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; overflow-x: clip; }

body {
  background: var(--night-0);
  color: var(--body);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.7;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

::selection { background: var(--gold); color: var(--night-0); }

img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button { font: inherit; color: inherit; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; }
ul { list-style: none; }
mark { background: linear-gradient(transparent 62%, rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.42) 62%); color: inherit; padding: 0 2px; }

:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 2px; }
.section--paper :focus-visible { outline-color: var(--coral); }

.skip-link {
  position: fixed; top: -100px; left: 16px; z-index: 300;
  background: var(--gold); color: var(--night-0);
  padding: 10px 18px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: 700;
  transition: top 0.2s;
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 16px; }

/* ═══════════ PRELOADER ═══════════ */
.preloader { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 200; display: grid; place-items: center; }
.preloader-panel { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 51%; background: var(--night-0); }
.preloader-panel--l { left: 0; }
.preloader-panel--r { right: 0; }

/* ═══════════ GRAIN (static · no animation, keeps compositors happy) ═══════════ */
.grain {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 150; pointer-events: none;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 220 220' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  opacity: 0.022;
}

/* ═══════════ SCROLL PROGRESS ═══════════ */
.progressbar {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 160;
  height: 3px; width: 0%;
  background: var(--grad-summit);
}

/* ═══════════ CURSOR ═══════════ */
.cursor { display: none; }
@media (pointer: fine) {
  .cursor { display: block; position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 250; pointer-events: none; opacity: 0; }
  .cursor-dot { position: fixed; top: -3px; left: -3px; width: 6px; height: 6px; background: var(--gold); border-radius: 50%; }
  .cursor-ring {
    position: fixed; top: -19px; left: -19px; width: 38px; height: 38px;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.6); border-radius: 50%;
    transition: transform 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
  }
  .cursor.is-hover .cursor-ring { transform: scale(1.7); border-color: var(--coral); }
  .cursor.is-down .cursor-ring { transform: scale(0.75); }
}

/* ═══════════ ALTITUDE HUD ═══════════ */
.hud {
  position: fixed; right: 26px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
  z-index: 90; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity 0.6s, visibility 0.6s;
}
.hud.is-on { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }
.hud-readout {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--gold); display: flex; gap: 2px;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}
.hud-alt { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.hud-track { position: relative; width: 2px; height: min(42vh, 360px); background: var(--line); border-radius: 2px; }
.hud-progress { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0%; background: var(--grad-summit); border-radius: 2px; }
.hud-camp { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: var(--pos); transform: translate(-50%, -50%); padding: 6px; display: grid; place-items: center; }
.hud-camp i {
  display: block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--night-2); border: 1px solid var(--muted);
  transition: background 0.3s, border-color 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
}
.hud-camp span {
  position: absolute; right: calc(100% + 4px); top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(6px);
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--snow); white-space: nowrap;
  background: rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.85); padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: 4px;
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.25s, transform 0.25s;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hud-camp:hover span, .hud-camp:focus-visible span { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(0); }
.hud-camp.is-active i {
  background: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold);
  transform: scale(1.5);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.7);
}
@media (max-width: 900px) { .hud { display: none; } }

/* ═══════════ NAV ═══════════ */
.nav {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 100;
  height: var(--nav-h);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 0 var(--pad);
  transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), background 0.45s, border-color 0.45s;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.nav.is-scrolled {
  background: rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.88);
  border-bottom-color: var(--line);
}
.nav.is-hidden { transform: translateY(-100%); }
.nav-logo {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--snow);
}
.nav-logo svg { color: var(--gold); }
.nav-links { display: flex; gap: clamp(16px, 3vw, 38px); }
.nav-links a {
  font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--body); position: relative; padding: 6px 0;
  transition: color 0.35s var(--ease-lux);
}
.nav-links a::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 2px; background: var(--gold);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
}
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--snow); }
.nav-links a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }
.nav-cta {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--night-0); background: var(--gold);
  padding: 11px 22px; border-radius: 100px; font-weight: 700;
  transition: background 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s;
}
.nav-cta:hover { background: #f0bd6a; box-shadow: 0 0 28px rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.42); }
.nav-burger { display: none; position: relative; z-index: 130; width: 44px; height: 44px; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 7px; }
.nav-burger span { display: block; width: 26px; height: 2px; background: var(--snow); transition: transform 0.35s, opacity 0.35s; }
.nav-burger[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(4.5px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav-burger[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2) { transform: translateY(-4.5px) rotate(-45deg); }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .nav-links, .nav-cta { display: none; }
  .nav-burger { display: flex; }
}

/* ═══════════ MOBILE MENU ═══════════ */
.menu {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 120;
  background: rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.97);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
  padding: 0 clamp(2rem, 8vw, 5rem);
  visibility: hidden; opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.4s, visibility 0.4s;
}
.menu.is-open { visibility: visible; opacity: 1; }
.menu-links { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
.menu-links a {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 10vw, 4.2rem);
  line-height: 1.15; color: var(--snow); display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 18px;
  transform: translateY(40px); opacity: 0;
  transition: transform 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), opacity 0.55s, color 0.25s;
}
.menu.is-open .menu-links a { transform: translateY(0); opacity: 1; }
.menu-links a:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.menu-links a:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.1s; }
.menu-links a:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.15s; }
.menu-links a:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.2s; }
.menu-links a:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.25s; }
.menu-links a:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 0.3s; }
.menu-links a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.menu-links em { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; color: var(--gold); letter-spacing: 0.2em; }
.menu-cta { color: var(--gold); }
.menu-foot { margin-top: 48px; display: flex; gap: 28px; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
.menu-foot a { color: var(--muted); }
.menu-foot a:hover { color: var(--gold); }

/* ═══════════ BUTTONS ═══════════ */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  padding: 17px 34px; border-radius: 100px;
  /* transform intentionally NOT transitioned · magnetic buttons animate it via GSAP */
  transition: color 0.4s var(--ease-lux), border-color 0.4s var(--ease-lux), box-shadow 0.45s var(--ease-lux), background 0.4s var(--ease-lux);
}
.btn--solid { background: var(--gold); color: var(--night-0); box-shadow: 0 6px 30px rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.25); }
.btn--solid:hover { background: #f0bd6a; box-shadow: 0 12px 46px rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.4); }
.btn--solid i { transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease-lux); font-style: normal; }
.btn--solid:hover i { transform: translateX(6px); }
.btn--ghost { border: 1.5px solid rgba(242, 246, 250, 0.4); color: var(--snow); }
.btn--ghost:hover { border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--gold); }
.btn--lg { padding: 21px 42px; font-size: 14px; }

/* ═══════════ SECTION SYSTEM ═══════════ */
.section { position: relative; padding: clamp(6.5rem, 11vw, 10.5rem) var(--pad); overflow: hidden; }

/* dark sections get the same topographic contour language as the paper ones,
   in faint ice-blue · so black space reads as a designed map field, not emptiness */
.story::before, .why::before, .faq::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='560' height='560'%3E%3Cg fill='none' stroke='%23c9b48a' stroke-opacity='0.05' stroke-width='1.2'%3E%3Cpath d='M-60 120 Q 120 20 280 130 T 620 110'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-60 210 Q 140 100 300 215 T 620 195'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-60 300 Q 150 190 310 305 T 620 285'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-60 390 Q 140 280 305 395 T 620 375'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-60 480 Q 130 370 295 485 T 620 465'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 40%, #000 45%, transparent 92%);
  mask-image: radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 40%, #000 45%, transparent 92%);
}
.story > *, .why > *, .faq > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.section--paper {
  background:
    url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='420' height='420'%3E%3Cg fill='none' stroke='%23191510' stroke-opacity='0.05' stroke-width='1.2'%3E%3Cpath d='M-40 90 Q 90 10 210 95 T 460 80'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-40 150 Q 100 70 220 155 T 460 140'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-40 215 Q 110 135 230 220 T 460 205'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-40 280 Q 100 205 225 285 T 460 270'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-40 345 Q 95 270 215 350 T 460 335'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E"),
    var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* section heads: number + tag + title = instant hierarchy */
.section-head {
  position: relative;
  display: flex; gap: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); align-items: flex-start;
  max-width: 1250px; margin-bottom: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem);
}
.section-no {
  font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 450;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6rem); line-height: 0.9;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px var(--gold);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  transform: translateY(6px);
}
.section--paper .section-no { -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px var(--coral); }
.section-head-body { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.section-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.4em;
  color: var(--night-0); background: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: 4px;
  transform: rotate(-1deg);
}
.section--paper .section-tag { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.section-tag--summit { background: var(--grad-summit); color: var(--night-0); transform: rotate(-1deg); display: inline-block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.4em; padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: 4px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.section-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 6.8vw, 5.8rem);
  line-height: 0.95; letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--snow);
}
.section--paper .section-title { color: var(--ink); }
.section-title--big { font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 8vw, 7.2rem); }
.section-sub { margin-top: 24px; max-width: 640px; font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.5vw, 1.2rem); color: var(--muted); }
.section--paper .section-sub { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.section-title .w { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 0.08em; margin-bottom: -0.08em; }
.section-title .w > span { display: inline-block; }


/* ═══════════ RIDGE DIVIDERS ═══════════ */
.ridge { position: relative; z-index: 2; height: clamp(48px, 8vw, 100px); margin-bottom: -1px; background: transparent; }
.ridge svg { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.ridge svg path { fill: var(--paper); }
.ridge--flip { transform: scaleY(-1); margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: -1px; }

/* ═══════════ HERO ═══════════ */
.hero {
  position: relative; min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
  padding: calc(var(--nav-h) + 2.5rem) var(--pad) 6.5rem;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -3; }
.hero-bg::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(6,8,15,0.5) 0%, rgba(6,8,15,0.18) 38%, rgba(6,8,15,0.9) 86%, var(--night-0) 100%),
    radial-gradient(90% 60% at 28% 62%, rgba(6,8,15,0.55) 0%, transparent 60%);
}
.hero-bg img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transform: scale(1.1); }
.hero-stars { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2; opacity: 0.85; }
.hero-aurora {
  position: absolute; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  left: -10%; bottom: -12%; width: 75%; height: 65%;
  background:
    radial-gradient(45% 55% at 40% 60%, rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.16), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(50% 60% at 60% 40%, rgba(198, 91, 52, 0.08), transparent 70%);
  filter: blur(10px);
}
.hero-content { max-width: 1250px; position: relative; }
.hero-kicker { display: flex; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); }
.hero-chip {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: clamp(10px, 1.1vw, 12px); font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em; color: var(--snow);
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(159, 208, 240, 0.5); border-radius: 100px;
  padding: 9px 18px;
  background: rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.45);
}
.hero-chip:nth-child(2) { transform: rotate(1.2deg); }
.hero-chip:nth-child(3) { transform: rotate(-1deg); }
.hero-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(4.2rem, min(15vw, 20vh), 13rem);
  line-height: 0.85; letter-spacing: 0.015em;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
  color: var(--snow);
  /* no text-shadow here: it clips visibly inside the overflow-hidden word/char wrappers */
}
.hero-title-row { display: block; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.05em; margin-bottom: -0.05em; }
.hero-title-row .ch { display: inline-block; }
.hero-title-row--accent,
.hero-title-row--accent .ch {
  background: var(--grad-summit);
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}
.hero-sub {
  max-width: 560px;
  color: var(--snow);
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.6vw, 1.3rem); line-height: 1.65; font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 3rem);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 24px rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.9);
}
.hero-sub em { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.1em; color: var(--gold); }
.hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.hero-meta { position: absolute; left: var(--pad); bottom: 2.2rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
.hero-coord { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.24em; color: var(--ice); }
.hero-scroll { position: absolute; right: var(--pad); bottom: 2.2rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
.hero-scroll-text { writing-mode: vertical-rl; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; color: var(--muted); }
.hero-scroll-line { width: 2px; height: 56px; background: var(--line); overflow: hidden; border-radius: 2px; }
.hero-scroll-line span {
  display: block; width: 100%; height: 40%;
  background: var(--gold);
  animation: scroll-cue 1.8s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1) infinite;
}
@keyframes scroll-cue {
  0% { transform: translateY(-110%); }
  60%, 100% { transform: translateY(260%); }
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .hero-meta { display: none; }
}

/* ═══════════ STORY ═══════════ */
.story-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, 5fr) 6fr;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  align-items: start;
  max-width: 1400px;
}
.story-media {
  position: sticky; top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 2rem);
  border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  outline: 1px solid var(--line);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.story-media img { width: 100%; height: 128%; object-fit: cover; will-change: transform; backface-visibility: hidden; }
.story-media-tag {
  position: absolute; left: 18px; bottom: 16px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--night-0); background: var(--gold);
  padding: 8px 14px; border-radius: 4px;
  transform: rotate(-1.5deg);
}
.story-text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2.1rem; }
.story-text p {
  font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 1.7vw, 1.35rem); line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--body); max-width: 56ch;
}
.story-text strong { color: var(--gold); font-weight: 700; }
.story-text em { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 450; font-size: 1.1em; color: var(--ice); }
.story-text-highlight {
  font-family: var(--font-serif) !important; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.4rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.3 !important;
  background: var(--grad-summit);
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent !important;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold); padding-left: 26px;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .story-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .story-media { position: relative; top: 0; aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }
}

/* ─── Ascent chart ─── */
.ascent {
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin-top: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 22px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 140% at 88% 0%, rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.07), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--night-1), rgba(16, 16, 19, 0.35));
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 3.2rem);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.ascent-head { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); }
.ascent-lead {
  font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 450;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.7rem); line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--snow); max-width: 30ch;
}
.ascent-svg { width: 100%; height: clamp(130px, 20vw, 210px); display: block; }
.ascent-grid { stroke: var(--line); stroke-dasharray: 3 9; }
.ascent-path {
  stroke: var(--gold);
  stroke-width: 2.5; stroke-linejoin: round; stroke-linecap: round;
  vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.5));
}
.ascent-fill { fill: rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.08); }
.ascent-marker circle { fill: var(--night-1); stroke: var(--gold); stroke-width: 2.5; }
.ascent-marker--peak circle { fill: var(--gold); }
.ascent-marker .pulse {
  fill: none; stroke: var(--gold); stroke-width: 1.5;
  transform-origin: center; transform-box: fill-box;
  animation: marker-pulse 2.6s ease-out infinite;
  opacity: 0;
}
.ascent.is-drawn .ascent-marker .pulse { opacity: 1; }
@keyframes marker-pulse {
  0% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0.8; }
  70%, 100% { transform: scale(3.2); opacity: 0; }
}
.ascent-legend {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  margin-top: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 2rem); padding-top: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 2rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.rec { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
.rec-top { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 3px; }
.rec-num {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5.2vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: 0.9; color: var(--snow); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.rec-unit { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.4vw, 2rem); color: var(--gold); }
.rec--gold .rec-num, .rec--gold .rec-unit {
  background: var(--grad-summit); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent;
}
.rec-detail { font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.2vw, 1.05rem); color: var(--muted); letter-spacing: 0.01em; }
.rec-detail strong { color: var(--snow); font-weight: 700; }
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .ascent-legend { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.2rem; }
  .rec { flex-direction: row; align-items: baseline; gap: 14px; justify-content: space-between; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding-bottom: 1rem; }
}

/* ─── Pull quote ─── */
.story-quote { position: relative; max-width: 1050px; margin: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 8rem) auto 0; text-align: center; }
.story-quote::before {
  content: "\201C";
  position: absolute; top: -0.55em; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(6rem, 12vw, 11rem); line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold); opacity: 0.9;
}
.story-quote p {
  font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 450;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.8vw, 3.3rem); line-height: 1.38;
  color: var(--snow);
  padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}
/* generous vertical room so Fraunces italic descenders (p, y, g, f) never clip in the mask */
.story-quote .w { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0.08em 0.04em 0.24em; margin: -0.08em -0.04em -0.24em; }
.story-quote .w > span { display: inline-block; }

/* ═══════════ SERVICES (paper) ═══════════ */
.services-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1.4rem, 2.8vw, 2.4rem);
  max-width: 1400px;
}
.card {
  position: relative; border-radius: 18px; overflow: hidden;
  background: #fffdf8;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--line-ink);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 0 rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.12), 0 24px 60px rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.10);
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transition: box-shadow 0.5s var(--ease-lux);
}
.card:hover { box-shadow: 0 10px 0 rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.14), 0 34px 80px rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.16); }
.card-media { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 16 / 8.5; overflow: hidden; }
.card-media img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), filter 0.6s;
  filter: sepia(0.35) saturate(0.75) contrast(1.02);
}
.card:hover .card-media img { transform: scale(1.06); filter: sepia(0) saturate(1.08); }
.card-body { padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.4rem); position: relative; }
.card-num {
  position: absolute; top: -40px; right: 18px;
  font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 4.4rem; line-height: 1;
  color: var(--coral);
  text-shadow: 0 3px 0 rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.9);
}
.card-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 2.8vw, 2.5rem); letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 10px; color: var(--ink);
}
.card-desc { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.1rem); max-width: 46ch; line-height: 1.6; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .services-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }


/* ═══════════ MAP (paper) ═══════════ */
.mapsec { padding-top: 0 !important; }
.mapsec-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(320px, 7fr) 5fr;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  max-width: 1400px; align-items: start;
}
.mapsec-map { position: relative; }
.india-map svg { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; overflow: visible; filter: drop-shadow(0 18px 40px rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.18)); }
.india-map .state {
  fill: #fffdf8; stroke: rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.5); stroke-width: 0.8;
  transition: fill 0.35s, filter 0.35s;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.india-map .state:hover { fill: var(--paper-2); }
.india-map .state.visited { fill: var(--gold); stroke: rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.6); }
.india-map .state.visited.predim { fill: #d9c9a6; }
.india-map .state.visited:hover,
.india-map .state.visited.chip-hover { fill: var(--coral); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 14px rgba(198, 91, 52, 0.5)); }
.india-map .state.chip-hover:not(.visited) { fill: var(--paper-2); }
.map-tooltip {
  position: absolute; z-index: 5; pointer-events: none;
  background: var(--ink);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--paper); white-space: nowrap;
  opacity: 0; transform: translate(-50%, calc(-100% - 14px)) scale(0.94);
  transition: opacity 0.18s, transform 0.18s;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.3);
}
.map-tooltip.is-on { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, calc(-100% - 14px)) scale(1); }
.map-tooltip .t-status { display: block; margin-top: 2px; font-size: 9px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.22em; }
.map-tooltip .t-status.yes { color: var(--gold); }
.map-tooltip .t-status.no { color: rgba(243, 236, 223, 0.6); }
.map-legend { display: flex; gap: 22px; margin-top: 18px; }
.map-legend-item { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.2em; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.map-legend-item i { width: 13px; height: 13px; border-radius: 3px; background: #fffdf8; border: 1.5px solid var(--line-ink); }
.map-legend-item--visited i { background: var(--gold); border-color: rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.4); }

.stats { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 2rem); margin-bottom: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3rem); }
.stat { border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--line-ink); padding-bottom: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.6rem); }
.stat-num { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 6vw, 5.2rem); line-height: 1; display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 6px; }
.stat-num span { color: var(--ink); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.stat-num em { font-style: normal; font-size: 0.42em; color: var(--coral); font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; }
.stat-cap { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3em; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 8px 0 14px; }
.stat-bar { height: 5px; background: rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.12); border-radius: 3px; overflow: hidden; }
.stat-bar span { display: block; height: 100%; background: var(--grad-summit); border-radius: 3px; }
.chips-label { display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3em; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 20px 0 12px; }
.chips-list { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }
.chips-list li {
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.35); border-radius: 100px;
  padding: 8px 15px; cursor: default;
  background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.7);
  transition: background 0.4s var(--ease-lux), color 0.4s var(--ease-lux), border-color 0.4s var(--ease-lux), transform 0.4s var(--ease-lux);
}
.chips-list li:hover, .chips-list li.is-hot {
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); border-color: var(--ink);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
@media (max-width: 900px) { .mapsec-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ─── Passport stamps ─── */
.passport { max-width: 1400px; margin-top: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem); }
.passport-label { display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3em; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 26px; }
.passport-row { display: flex; gap: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); flex-wrap: wrap; }
.stamp {
  --rot: -3deg;
  border: 3px double rgba(92, 81, 66, 0.55);
  border-radius: 12px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding: 18px 26px 14px;
  text-align: center;
  transform: rotate(var(--rot));
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-lux);
  background: rgba(92, 81, 66, 0.04);
}
.stamp:nth-child(2n) { --rot: 2.5deg; }
.stamp:nth-child(3n) { --rot: -1.5deg; }
.stamp:nth-child(4n) { --rot: 3.5deg; }
.stamp:hover { transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1.07); }
/* entrance thump via CSS keyframes (class added on scroll) · keyframes leave no
   inline styles behind, so they can't fight the transform hover transition */
.passport.is-in .stamp {
  animation: stamp-thump 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1) backwards;
}
.passport.is-in .stamp:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.05s; }
.passport.is-in .stamp:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.19s; }
.passport.is-in .stamp:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.33s; }
.passport.is-in .stamp:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.47s; }
.passport.is-in .stamp:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.61s; }
@keyframes stamp-thump {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: rotate(var(--rot)) scale(1.7); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: rotate(var(--rot)) scale(1); }
}
.stamp--home { border-color: rgba(198, 91, 52, 0.75); color: var(--coral); background: rgba(198, 91, 52, 0.07); }
.stamp-country { display: block; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2.1rem); letter-spacing: 0.14em; line-height: 1; }
.stamp-note { display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 9px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.34em; margin-top: 7px; opacity: 0.8; }

/* ═══════════ WHY / PILLARS — horizontal-scroll strip of square photo cards ═══════════ */
.pillars {
  display: flex; gap: clamp(1rem, 2.2vw, 1.8rem);
  max-width: 1250px; margin: 0 auto;
  overflow-x: auto; overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  padding: 0.5rem var(--pad) 1.6rem;
  scrollbar-width: none; cursor: grab;
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
}
.pillars::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.pillars.is-dragging { cursor: grabbing; scroll-snap-type: none; }
.pillars.is-dragging .pillar { pointer-events: none; }
.pillar {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: min(80vw, 370px);
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;                       /* square box */
  scroll-snap-align: center;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  border-radius: 18px; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--night-2);
  border: 1px solid rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.22);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.45);
}
.pillar-photo { flex: 0 0 70%; overflow: hidden; }   /* 70% image, on top */
.pillar-photo img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.pillar-content {                                     /* 30% text, below the image */
  flex: 1 1 auto; min-height: 0;
  padding: clamp(0.85rem, 1.7vw, 1.15rem) clamp(1rem, 1.9vw, 1.35rem);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
}
.pillar-num { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--gold); line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 3px; }
.pillar-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.4vw, 1.5rem); letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 1.06;
  margin-bottom: 5px; color: var(--snow);
}
.pillar-desc {
  color: var(--body); font-size: clamp(0.8rem, 1.5vw, 0.9rem); line-height: 1.42;
  display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden;
}

/* ═══════════ FAQ ═══════════ */
.faq-list { max-width: 950px; }
.faq-item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq-item:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq-q {
  width: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.1rem) 4px;
  text-align: left;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.2vw, 1.7rem); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: var(--snow);
  transition: color 0.4s var(--ease-lux), padding-left 0.4s var(--ease-lux);
}
.faq-q:hover { color: var(--gold); padding-left: 12px; }
.faq-icon {
  position: relative; flex-shrink: 0; width: 38px; height: 38px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--muted); border-radius: 50%;
  transition: border-color 0.3s, background 0.3s, transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
}
.faq-icon::before, .faq-icon::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%;
  width: 13px; height: 2px; background: currentColor;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
.faq-icon::after { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(90deg); }
.faq-q[aria-expanded="true"] .faq-icon {
  background: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--night-0);
  transform: rotate(135deg);
}
.faq-a { overflow: hidden; height: 0; }
.faq-a p {
  padding: 0 4px clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.1rem);
  max-width: 68ch; color: var(--body);
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.35vw, 1.15rem); line-height: 1.75;
}

/* ═══════════ CONTACT ═══════════ */
.contact { overflow: hidden; }
.contact-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; }
.contact-bg::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--night-0) 0%, rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.62) 32%, rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.8) 100%);
}
.contact-bg img { width: 100%; height: 128%; object-fit: cover; will-change: transform; backface-visibility: hidden; }
.contact-inner { max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; position: relative; }
.contact-head { text-align: center; margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); }
.contact-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 9vw, 8.5rem); line-height: 0.93;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--snow);
  margin-top: 8px;
}
.contact-title .w { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 0.08em; margin-bottom: -0.08em; }
.contact-title .w > span { display: inline-block; }
.contact-sub {
  max-width: 620px; margin: 26px auto 0;
  color: var(--snow); font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.5vw, 1.22rem); line-height: 1.7; font-weight: 500;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 20px rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.9);
}
.contact-mail {
  margin: 14px auto 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 14.5px; letter-spacing: .01em;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 20px rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.9);
}
.contact-mail a { color: var(--gold); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.4); padding-bottom: 1px; transition: border-color .3s var(--ease-lux); }
.contact-mail a:hover { border-color: var(--gold); }
.form {
  max-width: 880px; margin: 0 auto;
  background: rgba(13, 13, 16, 0.86);
  border: 1px solid rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.25); border-radius: 24px;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
  box-shadow: 0 40px 100px rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.6);
}
.form-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); }
.form-field { position: relative; margin-bottom: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.3rem); }
.form-field--full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.form-field input, .form-field textarea {
  width: 100%; background: transparent; border: 0; outline: none;
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid rgba(170, 195, 225, 0.35);
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--snow);
  padding: 24px 2px 12px;
  resize: vertical;
}
.form-field label {
  position: absolute; left: 2px; top: 24px;
  color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.02rem;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: top 0.3s, font-size 0.3s, color 0.3s;
  max-width: 100%;
}
.form-field input:focus ~ label,
.form-field input:not(:placeholder-shown) ~ label,
.form-field textarea:focus ~ label,
.form-field textarea:not(:placeholder-shown) ~ label {
  top: 0; font-size: 0.74rem; color: var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em; font-weight: 700;
}
.form-line {
  position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 2px;
  background: var(--grad-summit);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
}
.form-field input:focus ~ .form-line,
.form-field textarea:focus ~ .form-line { transform: scaleX(1); }
.form-field.is-invalid input { border-bottom-color: #ff7a6b; }
.form-error { min-height: 22px; color: #ffa398; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.form-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 24px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.form-hint { color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; max-width: 34ch; line-height: 1.5; }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .form-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; } }

/* collapsible contact form (fail-open: form is visible unless JS collapses it) */
.form-reveal { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 16px; padding: 8px 0 4px; text-align: center; }
.form-reveal[hidden] { display: none; }
.form-reveal-note { color: var(--muted); font-size: 13.5px; letter-spacing: .01em; }
#trip-form.is-collapsed { display: none; }
#trip-form.is-opening { animation: formIn .55s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1) both; }
@keyframes formIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }

/* ═══════════ FOOTER ═══════════ */
.footer {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem) var(--pad) 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--night-0);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.footer-hud { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px; margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.footer-hud-line { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--line); }
.footer-hud-text { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.4em; color: var(--gold); }
/* EL-START — generated by scratchpad/gen-elements.mjs; edit there, not here */
.footer-outro {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 19vw, 17rem);
  line-height: 0.82; text-align: center;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  user-select: none;
}
/* ══════ Panchabhuta wordmark — each PE-TRICK letter is a window into one element ══════ */
.footer-outro .ch { display: inline-block; color: var(--gold); }
@supports ((-webkit-background-clip: text) or (background-clip: text)) {
  .footer-outro .ch {
    color: transparent; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
    background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center;
    -webkit-text-stroke: 0.8px rgba(240, 246, 250, 0.22);
    filter: saturate(1.2) brightness(1.22) drop-shadow(0 6px 26px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55));
  }
  .footer-outro .ch:nth-child(1), .footer-outro .ch:nth-child(8) { background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,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"); background-size: cover; background-position: center 42%; }  /* P, K — Earth */
  .footer-outro .ch:nth-child(2) { background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,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"); background-size: 220% 100%; animation: el-water 7s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }    /* E — Water */
  .footer-outro .ch:nth-child(7) { background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,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"); background-size: 220% 100%; animation: el-water 7s ease-in-out infinite alternate 1.4s; } /* C — Water */
  .footer-outro .ch:nth-child(3) { background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,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"); background-size: 150% 150%; animation: el-ether 9s ease-in-out infinite; }               /* - — Ether */
  .footer-outro .ch:nth-child(4) { background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,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");  background-size: 100% 135%; background-position: center bottom; animation: el-fire 2.3s ease-in-out infinite; }      /* T — Fire */
  .footer-outro .ch:nth-child(6) { background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,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");  background-size: 100% 135%; background-position: center bottom; animation: el-fire 2.3s ease-in-out infinite .7s; }  /* I — Fire */
  .footer-outro .ch:nth-child(5) { background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,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");   background-size: 220% 100%; animation: el-air 12s linear infinite; }                    /* R — Air */
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .footer-outro .ch { animation: none !important; } }
@keyframes el-water { from { background-position: 0% 50%; } to { background-position: 100% 50%; } }
@keyframes el-air   { from { background-position: 0% 50%; } to { background-position: 100% 50%; } }
@keyframes el-fire {
  0%, 100% { background-position: center bottom; filter: saturate(1.25) brightness(1.15) drop-shadow(0 6px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.55)); }
  25%, 75% { filter: saturate(1.25) brightness(1.02) drop-shadow(0 6px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.55)); }
  50% { background-position: center 78%; filter: saturate(1.35) brightness(1.45) drop-shadow(0 6px 30px rgba(224,99,26,.35)); }
}
@keyframes el-ether {
  0%, 100% { background-position: 48% 50%; filter: saturate(1.15) brightness(1.18) drop-shadow(0 6px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.55)); }
  50% { background-position: 54% 46%; filter: saturate(1.35) brightness(1.4) drop-shadow(0 6px 30px rgba(124,72,200,.35)); }
}
/* EL-END */

.footer-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
}
.footer-col { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
.footer-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3em; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.footer-col a { color: var(--body); font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; transition: color 0.35s var(--ease-lux), transform 0.35s var(--ease-lux); width: fit-content; }
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--gold); transform: translateX(4px); }
.footer-col a .fc-k { color: var(--muted); font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.35s var(--ease-lux); }
.footer-col a:hover .fc-k { color: var(--gold); }
.footer-base {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 18px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-top: 1.6rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 1400px; margin: 0 auto;
}
.footer-top { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.22em; color: var(--body); transition: color 0.25s; }
.footer-top:hover { color: var(--gold); }

/* ═══════════ HERO RIDGE PARALLAX ═══════════ */
.hero-ridges { position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0; height: clamp(120px, 24vh, 240px); pointer-events: none; }
.hero-ridge { position: absolute; left: -4%; right: -4%; bottom: -2px; width: 108%; will-change: transform; }
.hero-ridge--back  { height: 100%; }
.hero-ridge--back path  { fill: #101a2e; opacity: 0.85; }
.hero-ridge--mid   { height: 82%; }
.hero-ridge--mid path   { fill: #0a111f; }
.hero-ridge--front { height: 62%; }
.hero-ridge--front path { fill: var(--night-0); }

/* ═══════════ ORBIT BADGE ═══════════ */
.orbit-badge {
  position: absolute; width: 128px; height: 128px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.orbit-badge svg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  animation: orbit-spin 20s linear infinite;
}
.orbit-badge text {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  fill: var(--gold);
}
.orbit-badge-core {
  font-size: 22px; color: var(--gold);
  text-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.55);
}
@keyframes orbit-spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
@keyframes badge-breathe {
  0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0.9; }
  50% { transform: scale(1.18); opacity: 1; }
}
.hero-badge { right: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 10rem); bottom: clamp(7rem, 18vh, 12rem); z-index: 2; }
.form-badge {
  top: -64px; right: 28px;
  transform: scale(0.86);
}
.form { position: relative; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .hero-badge { display: none; } .form-badge { top: -58px; right: 12px; transform: scale(0.7); } }

/* ═══════════ FALDU SHIMMER + CHAR HOVER ═══════════ */
.hero-title-row--accent .ch {
  background-size: 220% 100%;
  animation: gold-shimmer 5.5s ease-in-out infinite;
  animation-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * 90ms);
}
@keyframes gold-shimmer {
  0%, 100% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
  50% { background-position: 90% 50%; }
}
/* NOTE: no CSS transition on .ch transforms · GSAP owns them; a transition here
   corrupts GSAP's transform cache and strands the title mid-animation. */

/* ═══════════ FIELD NOTES · POLAROID STRIP ═══════════ */
.fieldnotes { position: relative; padding: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem) 0 clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8rem); overflow: hidden; }
.fieldnotes-head {
  display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 2rem;
  padding: 0 var(--pad); margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
  max-width: 1500px;
}
.fieldnotes-title { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5.5vw, 4.6rem); }
.fieldnotes-hint {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  color: var(--ink-soft); white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.fieldnotes-hint i { font-style: normal; display: inline-block; animation: hint-nudge 1.6s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes hint-nudge { 0%, 100% { transform: translateX(0); } 50% { transform: translateX(6px); } }
.fieldnotes-track {
  display: flex; gap: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
  overflow-x: auto; overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
  padding: 1.6rem var(--pad) 2.4rem;
  cursor: grab;
  scrollbar-width: none;
}
.fieldnotes-track::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.fieldnotes-track.is-dragging { cursor: grabbing; scroll-snap-type: none; }
.fieldnotes-track.is-dragging .polaroid { pointer-events: none; }
.polaroid {
  flex: 0 0 auto; width: clamp(220px, 26vw, 300px);
  background: #fffdf8;
  padding: 12px 12px 16px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.12);
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.22);
  transform: rotate(var(--rot, 0deg));
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1), box-shadow 0.35s;
  position: relative;
  user-select: none; -webkit-user-drag: none;
}
.polaroid::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: -12px; left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(calc(var(--rot, 0deg) * -1.4));
  width: 86px; height: 26px;
  background: rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.4);
  border-left: 1px dashed rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.18);
  border-right: 1px dashed rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.18);
}
.polaroid:hover { transform: rotate(0deg) translateY(-10px) scale(1.03); box-shadow: 0 26px 54px rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.3); z-index: 2; }
.polaroid img {
  width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 3px;
  pointer-events: none;
  filter: saturate(0.92) contrast(1.02);
}
.polaroid figcaption { padding: 12px 4px 2px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
/* deal-in entrance as CSS keyframes for the same GSAP-vs-transition reason as stamps */
.fieldnotes-track.is-in .polaroid {
  animation: polaroid-deal 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) backwards;
}
.fieldnotes-track.is-in .polaroid:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.04s; }
.fieldnotes-track.is-in .polaroid:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.13s; }
.fieldnotes-track.is-in .polaroid:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.22s; }
.fieldnotes-track.is-in .polaroid:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.31s; }
.fieldnotes-track.is-in .polaroid:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.40s; }
.fieldnotes-track.is-in .polaroid:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 0.49s; }
@keyframes polaroid-deal {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: rotate(calc(var(--rot, 0deg) + 7deg)) translateY(70px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: rotate(var(--rot, 0deg)) translateY(0); }
}
.polaroid em {
  font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.6vw, 1.35rem); color: var(--ink);
}
.polaroid span { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 9px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3em; color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* ═══════════ MID-PAGE CTA STRIP ═══════════ */
.cta-strip {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem) var(--pad) 0;
  padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  border-top: 1.5px dashed rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.25);
}
.cta-strip p {
  font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); color: var(--ink);
}
.btn--ink { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.3); }
.btn--ink:hover { background: #000; box-shadow: 0 12px 44px rgba(25, 21, 16, 0.4); }
.btn--ink i { font-style: normal; transition: transform 0.3s; }
.btn--ink:hover i { transform: translateX(5px); }

/* ═══════════ WHATSAPP PULSE ═══════════ */
.form-actions .btn--solid { position: relative; }
.form-actions .btn--solid::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -3px;
  border-radius: 100px; border: 2px solid rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.7);
  animation: wa-ping 2.4s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.4, 1) infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
}
@keyframes wa-ping {
  0%, 55% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0.9; }
  90%, 100% { transform: scale(1.16, 1.5); opacity: 0; }
}

/* ═══════════ CUSTOM SCROLLBAR ═══════════ */
::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 11px; }
::-webkit-scrollbar-track { background: var(--night-0); }
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: linear-gradient(var(--gold), var(--coral)); border-radius: 6px; border: 3px solid var(--night-0); }

/* cursor DRAG label */
@media (pointer: fine) {
  .cursor-label {
    position: fixed; top: 24px; left: -50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, 0);
    font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 9px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.26em;
    color: var(--gold); opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.2s;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .cursor.is-drag .cursor-label { opacity: 1; }
  .cursor.is-drag .cursor-ring { transform: scale(2.1); border-style: dashed; }
}

/* ═══════════ REDUCED MOTION ═══════════ */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001s !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001s !important;
  }
  .hero-stars { display: none; }
}

/* ═══════════ EDITORIAL MASTHEAD RULE ═══════════ */
.section-head {
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4.2rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
}
.section--paper .section-head { border-bottom-color: var(--line-ink); }

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   ONE-SCREEN SNAP DECK
   Every section fills the viewport and centres its content, so a
   visitor sees a whole section without scrolling within it. Uses
   min-height (not height) so a genuinely dense section can grow on
   small screens instead of cramming. Snap is proximity (never traps).
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
html { scroll-padding-top: var(--nav-h); }

.hero, .section, .fieldnotes {
  min-height: 100vh;
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}
.section {
  padding-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + clamp(1.2rem, 3.5vh, 2.6rem));
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.2rem, 3.5vh, 2.6rem);
}
.mapsec { padding-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + clamp(1.2rem, 3.5vh, 2.6rem)) !important; }

@media (min-width: 780px) and (min-height: 620px) {
  html { scroll-snap-type: y proximity; }
  .hero, .section, .fieldnotes { scroll-snap-align: start; scroll-snap-stop: normal; }
}

/* ── story slide: bound the photo, tighten text so it sits on one screen ── */
.story .section-head { margin-bottom: clamp(1.4rem, 3vh, 2.4rem); }
.story-media { position: static; top: auto; aspect-ratio: auto; height: min(58vh, 500px); }
.story-grid { align-items: center; }
.story-text { gap: clamp(0.9rem, 2vh, 1.5rem); }
.story-text p { font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.35vw, 1.2rem); line-height: 1.7; }
.story-text-highlight { font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 2rem) !important; }

/* ── climbing-record + creed slides: drop stacking margins, centre block ── */
.record .ascent { margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; }
.creed .story-quote { margin: 0 auto; }

/* ── services: four compact field-manual cards in a row on desktop ── */
.services .section-head { margin-bottom: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vh, 3rem); }
@media (min-width: 1080px) {
  .services-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.6rem); }
  .card-media { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }
  .card-body { padding: clamp(1rem, 1.5vw, 1.5rem); }
  .card-num { top: -34px; font-size: 3.4rem; }
  .card-title { font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.6vw, 1.55rem); }
  .card-desc { font-size: clamp(0.82rem, 0.95vw, 0.94rem); max-width: none; }
  .card-list li { font-size: 12px; }
  .card-list ul { gap: 4px; }
}

/* ── map: cap the map height so the panel fits a screen ── */
.india-map svg { max-height: 62svh; width: auto; margin-inline: auto; }
.mapsec .section-head { margin-bottom: clamp(1.4rem, 3vh, 2.4rem); }
.passport { margin-top: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vh, 3rem); }

/* ── why: horizontal-scroll strip of square photo cards (layout lives in the base .pillars rule) ── */
@media (max-width: 560px) { .pillar { width: 82vw; } }

/* ── phones / short viewports: never cram · let dense slides grow ── */
@media (max-width: 779px), (max-height: 619px) {
  .hero, .section, .fieldnotes { min-height: auto; }
  .hero { min-height: 100svh; }
  .section { padding-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 4rem)); padding-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 4rem); }
}

/* ── tally slide: states chips + passport stamps, side by side ── */
.tally-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr; gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem); align-items: start; max-width: 1400px; }
.tally .chips-label:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.tally .passport { margin-top: 0; }
@media (max-width: 820px) { .tally-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; } }

/* ── fit tuning: cap oversized display headings so slides sit on one screen ── */
@media (min-width: 780px) and (min-height: 620px) {
  .why .section-title--big { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.6vw, 4.4rem); }
  .contact-title { font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.4rem); }
  .fieldnotes { padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vh, 3rem) 0; }
  .polaroid { width: clamp(210px, 20vw, 268px); }
  .faq-q { padding: clamp(1.05rem, 2.4vh, 1.6rem) 4px; }
  .faq .section-head, .contact-head { margin-bottom: clamp(1.4rem, 3vh, 2.4rem); }
  .hero { padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 7vh, 5.5rem); }
  .story-media { height: min(52vh, 460px); }
}

/* ── final fit tuning for the deck (desktop/laptop) ── */
@media (min-width: 780px) and (min-height: 620px) {
  .mapsec-map, .india-map svg { max-height: 52svh; }
  .mapsec .section-title { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4.2rem); }
  .mapsec .section-sub { font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.2vw, 1.05rem); margin-top: 14px; }
  .cta-strip { margin-top: clamp(1.4rem, 3.5vh, 2.6rem); padding-top: clamp(1.4rem, 3vh, 2.2rem); }
  .fieldnotes-head { margin-bottom: clamp(1rem, 2.4vh, 1.8rem); }
  .form-field { margin-bottom: clamp(1rem, 2.3vh, 1.7rem); }
  .contact-head { margin-bottom: clamp(1.1rem, 2.4vh, 1.9rem); }
  .contact-sub { margin-top: 18px; }
}
/* short laptops (≈768 tall): trim a touch more so slides sit closer to one screen */
@media (min-width: 780px) and (max-height: 800px) {
  .section { padding-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 1rem); padding-bottom: 1rem; }
  .section-head { margin-bottom: clamp(1rem, 2vh, 1.8rem); padding-bottom: clamp(0.9rem, 1.8vh, 1.5rem); }
  .story-media { height: min(46vh, 400px); }
  .story-text p { font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; }
  .ascent-svg { height: clamp(110px, 16vh, 150px); }
  .india-map svg, .mapsec-map { max-height: 46svh; }
}

/* ── map slide: compact the stats column so map+stats fit one screen ── */
@media (min-width: 780px) and (min-height: 620px) {
  .mapsec .stats { gap: clamp(0.9rem, 2vh, 1.4rem); margin-bottom: 0; }
  .mapsec .stat { padding-bottom: clamp(0.85rem, 1.8vh, 1.3rem); }
  .mapsec .stat-num { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 4.6vw, 4rem); }
  .mapsec .stat-cap { margin: 6px 0 10px; }
  .mapsec .section-head { margin-bottom: clamp(0.9rem, 2vh, 1.6rem); }
}

/* ── pillar cards: solid base + clear gold edge so each square tile reads distinctly ── */
.pillar { background: var(--night-2); border: 1px solid rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.22); }
.pillar-num { color: var(--gold); }

/* ── contact form success state ── */
.form-done { text-align: center; padding: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem) 0; }
.form-done-mark {
  width: 64px; height: 64px; margin: 0 auto 22px; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center; font-size: 30px; color: var(--night-0);
  background: var(--grad-summit); box-shadow: 0 10px 40px rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.4);
}
.form-done h3 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); color: var(--snow); letter-spacing: 0.02em; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.form-done p { max-width: 46ch; margin: 0 auto 26px; color: var(--body); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.15rem); line-height: 1.7; }

/* ═══════════ JOURNEY FORM (rich enquiry) ═══════════ */
.form--journey { max-width: 900px; text-align: left; }
.fset { border: 0; margin: 0 0 clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.8rem); padding: 0; }
.fset-legend {
  display: block; width: 100%; padding: 0 0 14px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.fgrid { display: grid; gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem); }
.fgrid-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.fgrid-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.ff { margin-bottom: 16px; min-width: 0; }
.ff > label {
  display: block; margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .01em; color: var(--body);
}
.ff > label b { color: var(--gold); font-weight: 700; }
.ff-hint { color: var(--muted); font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-left: 4px; }
.ff input, .ff textarea {
  width: 100%; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 11px;
  padding: 13px 15px; color: var(--snow);
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1rem; outline: none;
  transition: border-color .3s var(--ease-lux), background .3s var(--ease-lux);
}
.ff textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 60px; line-height: 1.6; }
.ff input::placeholder, .ff textarea::placeholder { color: var(--faint, #6f6a61); }
.ff input:focus, .ff textarea:focus { border-color: var(--gold); background: rgba(255,255,255,.05); }
.ff input[type="date"] { color-scheme: dark; cursor: text; }
.ff input.bad { border-color: #ff7a6b; }
/* chips + pills */
.chipset { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 9px; }
.pill {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .01em;
  color: var(--body); background: rgba(255,255,255,.03);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 100px; padding: 10px 17px;
  cursor: pointer; transition: all .28s var(--ease-lux);
}
.pill:hover { border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--snow); }
.pill.on { background: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--night-0); font-weight: 700; transform: translateY(-1px); }
.toggle { display: inline-flex; gap: 9px; }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .fgrid-2, .fgrid-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
/* the journey form is long: let the summit section flow from the top and scroll,
   rather than vertically-centre a form taller than the viewport */
.contact { justify-content: flex-start; }
.contact .contact-inner { width: 100%; }

/* ═══════════ SPLASH · photo expedition badge ═══════════ */
.splash {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 26px;
}
.splash-core {
  position: relative;
  width: clamp(210px, 30vw, 280px); aspect-ratio: 1;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
}
.splash-orbit { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
.splash-orbit svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; animation: orbit-spin 22s linear infinite; }
.splash-orbit text {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  fill: var(--gold);
}
.splash-photo {
  width: 68%; aspect-ratio: 1; border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden;
  border: 2px solid var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px rgba(227, 171, 77, 0.12), 0 24px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}
.splash-photo img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.splash-brand {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; color: var(--snow);
}

/* ═══════════ STORY LEAD ═══════════ */
.story-lead {
  font-family: var(--font-serif) !important; font-style: italic; font-weight: 450;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.2vw, 1.9rem) !important; line-height: 1.35 !important;
  color: var(--gold) !important;
}

/* ═══════════ SERVICE CARD LISTS ═══════════ */
.card-list { margin-top: 14px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-ink); padding-top: 12px; }
.card-list span {
  display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 9.5px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--coral); margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.card-list ul { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; }
.card-list li {
  position: relative; padding-left: 18px;
  font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.card-list li::before {
  content: "✓"; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;
  color: var(--gold); font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px;
}

/* ── services fit: richer cards, tighter frame (desktop) ── */
@media (min-width: 1080px) and (min-height: 620px) {
  .services { padding-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 1.2rem); padding-bottom: 1.4rem; }
  .services .section-head { margin-bottom: 1.4rem; padding-bottom: 1.2rem; }
  .services .section-sub { margin-top: 10px; font-size: 0.95rem; max-width: 560px; }
  .services .card-title { margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .card-list { margin-top: 10px; padding-top: 10px; }
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   BRICOLAGE TYPE RETUNE
   Bricolage Grotesque is a normal-width face (Bebas was condensed),
   so display sizes drop ~20%, tracking tightens, and a heavy weight
   is set explicitly (Bebas had one weight; Bricolage is variable).
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.hero-title, .section-title, .contact-title, .footer-outro,
.card-title, .pillar-title, .fieldnotes-title, .menu-links a,
.rec-num, .rec-unit, .stat-num, .ascent-num,
.preloader-alt, .splash-brand { font-weight: 800; }

.hero-title { font-size: clamp(3.1rem, min(11vw, 15vh), 8.6rem); line-height: 0.9; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
.section-title { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.6vw, 3.9rem); line-height: 0.98; letter-spacing: -0.025em; }
.section-title--big { font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5.6vw, 4.9rem); }
.contact-title { font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5.2rem); line-height: 0.95; letter-spacing: -0.025em; }
.footer-outro { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 12vw, 9.5rem); letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
.menu-links a { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 7.5vw, 3.4rem); line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.card-title { letter-spacing: -0.015em; line-height: 1.02; }
.pillar-title { font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.4vw, 1.5rem); letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.06; }
.fieldnotes-title { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.5vw, 3.8rem); letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.rec-num, .stat-num, .ascent-num { letter-spacing: -0.015em; }
.hud-alt { font-weight: 700; }

/* mono-role labels: keep the technical tracking, now in Bricolage */
.section-tag, .hero-chip, .footer-label, .chips-label, .passport-label,
.fset-legend, .specialties-label, .hero-coord, .hero-scroll-text,
.map-legend-item, .stat-cap, .rec-detail, .ascent-cap, .hud-camp span,
.footer-hud-text, .footer-top, .nav-cta, .nav-logo, .btn, .card-num,
.section-no, .story-media-tag, .fieldnotes-hint, .form-hint, .polaroid span { font-family: var(--font-body); }

/* italic editorial bits: Bricolage has no true italic, so drop the slant and
   lean on weight + colour instead (keeps it clean, not fake-slanted) */
.story-quote p, .story-lead, .ascent-lead, .section-no, .card-num,
.pillar-num, .stamp, .contact-sub em, .hero-sub em, .story-text em {
  font-style: normal;
}
.story-quote p { font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.015em; line-height: 1.32; }
.story-lead { font-weight: 700; }