There is a Canadian Explorer series that is quite winter hardy. I believe 'William Baffin' is often mentioned as having vigor, nasty prickles (thorns) and withstanding zone 4 conditions.

Here is a link that might be useful: William Baffin @ helpmefind

These are all reds.

Quadra
Ramblin' Red
illusion

All cold hardy enough to be climbers for you. Disease resistant, bloom and repeat well once established and thorny.

Quadra
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Wow!!
That's a fantastic Quadra!! Lovely!!
Carol

Out of the 3 I listed, I'd second the vote with MG for Quadra. If it has a weakness and only if you consider it as such, it is that the blooms tend to nod and droop. However, this is not really much of a problem on an established plant when it is 8+ feet tall and wide and the blooms look down on you. Then it is rather charming.

I have to agree with Quadra too, even over the others mordenman listed, for a zone 4 climber. In my zone 5 yard, I would have put Illusion and Quadra in the same camp, but in this bitterly cold and snowless winter, Illusion survived fine but is getting pruned down to about 6" but Quadra sailed through the winter with only cosmetic pruning. It's supposed to be hardy to zone 3, and blooms for me all summer. The blooms are more crimson-pink than a true red but that's true of most "red" roses, particularly climbers.

Make sure it's a big and sturdy trellis that can hold a lot of weight. Quadra gets big canes and can tip over free-standing pillars, and it grows to second-story window height pretty easily, even with pruning.

Cynthia

thank you all for all the help