def stone_blocks(h: list[int]) -> int:
    height: list[int] = []
    index = 0
    blocks = 0

    for i in h:
        while index > 0 and height[index - 1] > i:
            index -= 1
        if index > 0 and height[index - 1] == i:
            continue

        if index < len(height):
            height[index] = i
        else:
            height.append(i)
        blocks += 1
        index += 1

    return blocks