package main

import (
	"bufio"
	"fmt"
	"math"
	"os"
	"strconv"
)

func main() {
	count := 0
	lastValue := math.MaxInt64

	s := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
	for s.Scan() {
		value, _ := strconv.Atoi(s.Text())
		if value > lastValue {
			count++
		}
		lastValue = value
	}

	fmt.Println(count)
}