Is it possible to travel farther north than the North Pole or farther south than the South Pole? Explain.

No

Explanation:

because both are at opposite sides of the earth.

Example: One person is placed in the North Pole and one is placed at the South Pole, they are both given a direction to walk in and ether way they will end up diagonal from each other assuming they walk the same pace and have the same amount of difficulty getting to there destination.