Pictures will come - I promise - I've just had a crazy week and haven't had time to transfer them.

Sadly, as I was pulling the bike apart I came across three roadblocks: what seems to be frozen pedals, a frozen stem and a frozen handlebar/stem clamp.
I'm considering going to my LBS to resolve these bits, although I'd be interested in trying to go the DIY route.

I have no clue how to address the handlebar clamp it seems like it was over tightened.
For the stem, I ended up fully removing the threaded bolt and screwing it from the bottom to get a hold of the wedge. I caught the wedge which is now sitting at the bottom of the for attached to the bolt. Despite this, the stem still wont come out... I've dropped in some WD 40 from the bottom and will give it a couple of days. It is possible to slightly rotate the fork independent of the stem if the latter is held.
The pedals - I just don't have a long enough wrench to get enough torque (is my hypothesis).
Any ideas or links to posts to resolve any of these?