#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
  int n;
  cin >> n;
  int sum = 1;
  vector<int> v(n);
  for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) cin >> v[i];
  for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; ++i) {
    if (v[i] < v[i + 1]) ++sum;
  }
  cout << sum << endl;
  return 0;
}
