Can anyone recommend me a big climber with pink flowers?

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On holiday in Scotland a few years ago I saw a truly awesome climber with masses of smallish pink flowers, and I'd love something like that for my garden. I don't know what it was - Google pointed me to bougainvilleas but I don't think they are hardy?

The wall I've got in mind is a south east facing one, so pretty sunny - it's south Germany so the winters are -10 at worst, and summers are long and warm.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Clematis?

Are clematis not always a bit spindly?

Clematis montana is a great climber and produces a mass of long lasting pale pink flowers in the Spring. It isn't spindly, apart from the main stem. But it will cover a wall or fence really quickly.

The more brightly coloured climbers with loads of flowers are likely to be Mediterranean (like bougainvilleas) and therefore not hardy anywhere far north of southern France or Spain.

Paul’s Himalayan musk?

Or another rambling rose? They have much smaller flowers than normal roses

Well yes of course roses. For some reason I thought op was asking for something other than a rose.

My guess from the OP's description is Clematis Montana, masses of pink flowers.
I'm not sure if it's very hardy, but they always seem to grow massive, so must last through the winter.

Clematis Montana rubens

I’m in Yorkshire and clematis Montana is happy as Larry here. I bought a couple in Morrisons for £2 each and they covered the trellises they were on within 2 years. Very vigorous. Clematis like their feet in the shade and their heads in the sun.

Thanks for the suggestions! I did have a look at clematis but I'm thinking now it must have been a fuchsia. I've just seen them on the RHS website on an article about frost pockets. Ideal!