#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream f("scmax.in");
ofstream g("scmax.out");

int n,nr,v[100099],l[100099],nrmax,inceput;

int main()
{
    f>>n;
    for (int i=1; i<=n; ++i) f>>v[i];
    l[1]=1;
    for (int i=2; i<=n; ++i)
       if (v[i]>v[i-1]) l[i]=l[i-1]+1;
       else l[i]=l[i-1];
    //for (int i=1; i<=n; ++i) g<<l[i]<<' ';
    g<<l[n]<<'\n';
    g.close(); f.close();
    return 0;
}