Rasmussen Crack 

After climbing Rasmussen's, you can TR the excellent face left of the start. It joins the crack after the arc near the top. I call it Rasmussen's face. The face felt like 10/10+.

I'm embarrassed to admit I don't recall the name of the first ascentionist, but I do remember a story of that FA. It may be apocryphal, but even if it is, it's pretty cool. Supposedly the climb was first done without RPs (because they hadn't been invented yet) let alone TCUs, and in hiking boots (maybe EBs?) a couple of sizes too large. Impressive. Neat climb, too. Thanks, whoever you are!Verification and/or clarification are welcome.

Cool reaches past blank spots in crack - great movement.

Was this formerly called "Rasty Crack"??
I have the old Steve Cheyney book "For Turkeys Only" and, it seems
that's what he calls this route.

I'd love to know if Robbie Baker named this route, as he was one of the original South Platte guys, and I went to high school with him (sort of!) and we knew a gal named Nancy R. Anyway, I would say that all the routes on Turkey Tail are under-rated by modern standards, including this one. The crux of this is harder than any 10b I've ever done. But whatever - you certainly get your money's worth. Word to those who want to rap after pitch 1 - look hard to the left of the corner you join. The rap anchors are hidden now by some vegetation, so we missed it. They are just left and below the large block with the bush under it.

This one is very sustained throughout its length.

This is a great little climb. I'd say the beginning, where you essentially have to do a pull up on a hand jam was the crux. I got a few decent no hands rests in after. From each of these stances it was easy to place bomb-proof gear. No way this is PG-13.

If your second is shaky on 10, then I wouldn't place a piece till you can sling the large chockstone/boulder ~20 ft above the traverse. If you just did the crack below, you will be fine doing the 5.7 crack after the traverse. If you place a piece in the 5.7 crack and your second falls after unclipping the piton, they will be in a world of hurt.

Howdy all! I climbed at Turkey quite a bit back in the early to mid-'80s and know a little of the history. Kurt Rasmussen did the FA, according to Steve Cheney. The way Steve told it, Kurt did it in vibram-soled hiking boots. This was definitely before RPs and cams, so I would guess the pro was Chouinard hexes and stoppers.
I haven't been to Turkey in a long time, but I have great memories of the place. Still one of my all-time favorite crags. Maybe I'll get back there.
Cheers to all Turkey aficionados! Keep on jammin'.
Chris

I'd recommend bringing one (maybe 2) black Aliens if you've got 'em. Not required though.