a = []
n = 40
for i in range(n):
    a.append(int(input()))
k = 0
for i in range(n):
      if i==0:
             if a[i]<a[i+1]:
                   k+=1
       elif i==n:
                 if a[i]<a[i-1]:
                         k+=1
       else:
               if (a[i]<a[i+1]) and (a[i]<a[i-1]):
                        k+=1
print(k)