//
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

#define fi first
#define se second
#define all(x) x.begin(), x.end()
#define lch (o << 1)
#define rch (o << 1 | 1)

typedef double db;
typedef long long ll;
typedef unsigned int ui;
typedef pair<int, int> pint;
typedef tuple<int, int, int> tint;

const int N = 2e5 + 5;
const int INF = 0x3f3f3f3f;
const ll INF_LL = 0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f;

int f[N][2];
int a[N];

int main() {
	ios::sync_with_stdio(0);

	int n;
	cin >> n;
	for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++)
		cin >> a[i];

	for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
		f[i][1] = f[i - 1][0] + 1;
		if (a[i - 1] < a[i])
			f[i][1] = max(f[i][1], f[i - 1][1] + 1);
		f[i][0] = max(f[i - 1][0], f[i - 1][1]);
	}

	cout << max(f[n][0], f[n][1]);

	return 0;
}