I am trying to remove the left pedal on a two year old bike that I will be giving away soon (pedals are quite expensive Axioms). The left pedal will not come off although I can spin the pedal wrench fairly easily in both directions. I'm wondering if whoever put it on crossthreaded, but it appears to be threaded on straight. I removed the right pedal already and have confirmed that it is actually the right pedal. Right now I am assuming that if I do manage to remove the pedal, it will be unsuitable for putting on a new bike and that the threads on the crank arm will be stripped.

And yes, I know left pedal is reverse thread.