diff --git a/web/views/timeline.ejs b/web/views/timeline.ejs
index 4df7ffb..d5f0d15 100644
--- a/web/views/timeline.ejs
+++ b/web/views/timeline.ejs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         }
         @media (min-width: 1024px) {
             .timeline-hero {
-                padding-top: 9.75rem;      /* clearance below the fixed nav (~20px lower on tall screens) */
+                padding-top: 12.25rem;     /* clearance below the fixed nav (~60px lower on tall screens) */
                 padding-bottom: 1.75rem;   /* JS centering adds the rest of the hero→row1 gap */
             }
         }