Help rescue giant old climbing roses

Roanoke, VA(Zone 7a)

I want to save 2 very large old climbing roses that were here when I bought this house 13 years ago. They are growing in brushy overgrowth along property line. They look like a waterfall of white roses when they bloom cascading down the trees & brush. The problem is, I need to clear out the brushy overgrowth, but don't want to kill the roses. I cleared out a lot of the overgrowth and found exactly where they are growing from and am attaching photos under seperate comments. How safe is it to cut these & how much?

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Roanoke, VA(Zone 7a)

Here's where one of the climbing roses coming from the ground.

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Roanoke, VA(Zone 7a)

And here's the other one. Is there a way to start more roses from one of these?

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Roanoke, VA(Zone 7a)

thanks moonhowl, good guide for rooting roses. I think my biggest concern is that it is so shady in this area, if I cut them way back in the process of clearing out brush that they will die. There was a big pink climber here on the other side of the yard and when I cleared out and put a section of split rail fence in for it to climb on, the rose disappeared and never came back. I don't want that to happen to these.

Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a)

Trish, I would make a few cuttings before I did too much more clearing. That way if anything should happen you will have replacements. Best of luck to ya. Moon

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