Can Julia Child be trained as a climber?

This rose lived in my garden for 3 1/2 years. I gave it a chance. Perhaps I'm one of the few who had a negative experience with this, but it did not give off much fragrance no matter how I adjusted the pH. Secondary, it defoliates at the drop of a hat. It struggled for the entire 3 1/2 years. It requires regular spraying and I'm not about to do that. Quite possibly is a good rose with regular spraying, but that's why I'm not one of it's fans. Shovel pruned.

J&P lists Julia Child as zone 5-10.

This rose had very poor black spot resistance without spray in my garden near Washington, DC. To its credit, it seemed content to photosynthesize with green stems alone, and persisted for several years that way until I couldn't stand to look at it anymore.