#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define int long long
#define boost ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);cin.tie(0);cout.tie(0);
using namespace std;
const int N = (500*500)+1;
const int inf = 1e9;
const int mod=1e9+7;
struct edge{
int x,y,c;
};
vector<int>v;
signed main(){
//freopen("input.txt", "r", stdin);
//freopen("output.txt", "w", stdout);
boost
int n;
cin>>n;
v.push_back(0);
for(int i=1;i<=n;i++){
int x;
cin>>x;
v.push_back(x);
}
multiset<int>st;
int ans=0;
for(int i=1;i<=n;){
ans++;
int r=i;
auto j=st.upper_bound(v[i]);
while(r<n&&v[r]<=v[r+1]&&(st.lower_bound(v[r+1])==j||st.upper_bound(v[r+1])==j)){
r++;
}
for(int l=i;l<=r;l++){
st.insert(v[l]);
}
i=r+1;
}
cout<<ans;
}
