//Enunt: http://www.infoarena.ro/problema/scmax
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream in("scmax.in");
ofstream out("scmax.out");
int main()
{
    int N;
    in>>N;
    long long a[N];
    for(int i=0;i<N;++i)
        in>>a[i];
    int lmax,l;
    lmax=l=1;
    for(int i=0;i<N-1;++i)
    {
        if(a[i]<a[1+i])
            ++l;
        else if(a[i]>a[i+1])
        {
            if(l>lmax)
                lmax=l;
            l=1;
        }
    }
    if(l>lmax)
        lmax=l;
    out<<lmax<<'\n';
    return 0;
}