using System;

public class MainClass
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        int n = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
        string[] sinput = Console.ReadLine().Split();
        int[] s = new int[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            s[i] = Convert.ToInt32(sinput[i]);
        }
        int count = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
        {
           if (s[i] < s[i + 1])
           {
               count++;
           }
        }
        if (count > 0)
        {
            Console.Write(count + 1);
        }
        else
        {
            if (n == 1)
            {
                 Console.Write("1");
            }
            else
            {
                Console.Write("0");
            }
        }
    }
}