Major pruning is done in the early spring.
The exceptions are some climbers & roses that produce blooms on the previous year’s wood. They should be pruned right after they bloom.
You can prune off dead or diseased wood or criss-crossing branches anytime.

This video from Heirloom Roses states that the pruning of their type of roses starts in February:

This gardener from the Utah State U. Extension likes to wait until he sees some nice growth in the spring so he can tell which stems to cut & which ones he wants to keep:

Dead-heading when flowers fade & cutting long-stemed flowers is actually a mild form of summer or day-to-day pruning. Video on how to deadhead roses:

http://gardeners-world.net/videotest.asp?videoID=3

When doing your major pruning, get rid of the dead wood first. Then get rid of the thinner wood, which is the stems that are thinner than a pencil. Cut all of the branches that cross or overlap one another because these are often diseased or will become so.
Keep the remaining five healthy branches. These are often dark green. You will want to make your roses fluted or vases shaped, with an open center, and keep them from touching or overlapping each other. Cut so that the bud is facing outside of the bush and at a 45 degree angle that slopes inward so that you can keep promoting the outward growth.

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/roses/prune.html

Pruning in warmer climate zones:

Pruning Climbing Roses:

Good luck!!! Hope this is helpful.

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