/* ── The ladder ───────────────────────────────────────────────
   Three rungs set as one sentence rather than three cards: the order is
   the argument, and a card grid would flatten it into a menu of
   equivalents.

   Only the last heading carries a verb. The Outside-In keeps "Get" in
   its CTA, per the standing terminology, but two headings opening on
   the same word read as a list rather than a progression. */

.ladder {
  background-color: var(--color-black);
  padding: 0 var(--pad-h) var(--space-xl);
}

.ladder-inner { max-width: 1240px; }

.ladder-step {
  display: block;
  padding: var(--space-md) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 16%);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.ladder-step:first-of-type { border-top: none; }

.ladder-verb {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(40px, 7.6vw, 120px);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--color-white);
  transition: color 0.25s var(--ease-snap);
}

.ladder-step:hover .ladder-verb { color: var(--color-orange); }

.ladder-desc {
  margin-top: 0.6em;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: clamp(15px, 1.4vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: 52ch;
  color: var(--color-white);
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.ladder-go {
  color: var(--color-orange);
  font-weight: 500;
  white-space: nowrap;
}