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Listen to or download an audiobook of this story on SoundCloud and iTunes. Bad Gastein in the Austrian Alps. Itâs 10am on a Wednesday in early March, cold and snowy â but not in the entrance to the main gallery of what was once a gold mine. Togged out in swimming trunks, flip-flops and a bath robe, I have just squeezed into one of the carriages of a narrow-gauge railway thatâs about to carry me 2 km into the heart of the Radhausberg mountain. Fifteen minutes later weâre there and Iâm ready to enjoy what the brochures insist will be a health-enhancing environment. Enjoyment, of course, is a Page 1