import itertools
N = int(input())
A = list(map(int, input().split())) 
L = [0]*N
ans = 1
for i in range(1,N):
    if A[i-1]<A[i]:
        ans+=1
    else:
        L[i]=1
gr = itertools.groupby(L)
for key, group in gr:
    if key == 1:
        ans += len(list(group))//2
print(ans)