#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;
ifstream fin("scmax.in");
ofstream fout("scmax.out");

int main()
{
    int n,v[1001],ans[1001],mini,poz;
    fin>>n;
    fin>>v[1];
    ans[1]=1;
    mini=v[1];
    poz=1;
    for(int i=2;i<=n;i++)
    {
        fin>>v[i];
       if(v[i]<mini)
       {
           mini=v[i];
           ans[i]=ans[poz];
           poz=i;
       }
       else if(v[i]>mini)
       {
           ans[i]=ans[poz]+1;
           mini=v[i];
           poz=i;
       }
       else
       {
           ans[i]=ans[poz];
       }
    }
    int k=1,x;
    fout<<ans[n]<<"\n";
    return 0;
}