If its a large Newtonian on your mount, yes, it can be hard to reach when pointing at the Pole, unless you keep the mount very low to the ground or incorporate a small step ladder. thats about the only way without rotating the tube on its rings, it's one of the pitfalls of a large EQ mounted reflector when looking towards the zenith or the north pole especially if you live in the upper northern latitudes.

( since you were not specific as to what type of scope you had in your post )the example given, was mostly meant for SCT tubes or refractor tubes,or a small short focal length newtonian. if this is your situation, you really have no choice but to rotate away!.
just one thing I should mention here, you can get a very accurate polar alignment without ever having to even see the north star, by using a compass and the Drift align method, a must if youre going to do any astrophotography.
Dennis