Unlike any other blocks, vines placed in the air via /setblock (or any block which cannot support them) cannot be interacted with in any way.
This is probably because the default blockstates for vines are all false
(MC-132129).
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This should be reopened. You can actually still climb the vines in mid-air. And you cannot destroy the vines if they are in mid-air.
Affects 1.15.2 and 20w15a.
Wonderful, now we can't use this great feature with invisible climbing mechanics. Well done Mojang. You've done a fantastic job again.
WAI, you can only climb vines if there's a block behind them.