Tough Hardy Climbers?

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    Yet another question sorry gardeners. Looking for a really tough, really hardy climber - if there is such a thing? At 300m/1000ft, exposed location, cold winters, big winds, north/south facing gardens. TY!
     
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    Ivy - or Parthenocissus ...... or the dreaded Russian vine :)
    ....afterthought Celastrus orbiculatus
     
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      My Russian Vine lasted one summer :( and I liked the flowers, it was pretty. I don't know what went wrong. But it left a nekkid 2ft along the bottom that I didn't like, it only got leaves and flowers from about 2ft up. I quite like the look of the Celastrus though.. thank you :spinning:
       
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      Clematis alpina ssp. sibirica (Siberian clematis)
       
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        Oh now that is lovely - but over 30 years I've bought and planted many clematis and none have survived the first year - they just disappear. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. But this is nice!
         
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        Have you tried Lonicera caprifolium - Italian honeysuckle? It should to be tough as it grows as north as in Finland and here winters are quite cold.
         
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          Hydrangea Anomala Petiolaris is lovely and thrives on North facing walls and is fully hardy.
           
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