#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int n,m;
const int N = 1005;
int a[N][N];
bool f[N][N];
int fx[4] = {0,0,-1,1},fy[4] = {-1,1,0,0};
int q[1005][1005];
bool check(int x)
{
memset(f,false,sizeof(f));
int h = 1,t = 1;
q[1][1] = 1;
q[1][2] = 1;
int tx,ty;
while(h<=t){
for(int i = 0;i<4;i++)
{
tx = q[h][1]+fx[i];
ty = q[h][2]+fy[i];
if(tx>=1&&tx<=n&&ty>=1&&ty<=m&&!f[tx][ty]&&a[tx][ty]<=x)
{
t++;
q[t][1] = tx;
q[t][2] = ty;
f[tx][ty] = true;
if(tx==n)
{
return true;
}
}
}
h++;
}
return false;
}
int mn = INT_MAX,mx = INT_MIN;
int main()
{
cin>>n>>m;
for(int i = 1;i<=n;i++)
{
for(int j = 1;j<=m;j++)
{
cin>>a[i][j];
mn = min(mn,a[i][j]);
mx = max(mx,a[i][j]);
}
}
int l = mn,r = mx,mid;
while(l<=r)
{
mid = (l+r)/2;
if(check(mid))
{
r= mid-1;
}
else
{
l = mid+1;
}
}
cout<<l;
return 0;
}